Chandrika de Silva (Sinhalese: චන්ද්රිකා ද සිල්වා; Tamils: சந்திரிகா த சில்வா; born 24 February 1974) also known as Renu Chandrika Hettiarachchige is a Sri Lankan badminton player. She represented her country at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Career She won the Sri Lanka national championships in 1997 to 2003 and regained the title back in 2005. In 2004, she won one silver and three bronze medals at the 2004 South Asian Games. At the 2005 Nepal Satellite she clinched the women's singles and mixed doubles event, and at the same year, she reached the women's doubles quarterfinals at the Asian Championships. She also won the women's and mixed doubles titles in Syria and Jordan.
Achievements
World Senior Championships
Women's singles Year Age Venue Opponent Score Result Ref 2025 50+ Eastern National Sports Training Centre, Pattaya, Thailand Janne Vang Nielsen 19–21, 21–23 Silver
South Asian Games Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2004 Rodham Hall, Islamabad, Pakistan B. R. Meenakshi 8–11, 1–11 Bronze 2006 Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka Trupti Murgunde 11–21, 10–21 Bronze
Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2004 Rodham Hall,Islamabad, Pakistan Pameesha Dishanthi Fathima Nazneen Manjusha Kanwar 3–15, 4–15 Bronze 2006 Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium,Colombo, Sri Lanka Thilini Jayasinghe Aparna Balan B. R. Meenakshi 7–21, 14–21 Bronze 2010 Wooden-Floor Gymnasium,Dhaka, Bangladesh Nadeesha Gayanthi P. C. Thulasi Ashwini Ponnappa 8–21, 13–21 Bronze
Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2004 Rodham Hall,Islamabad, Pakistan Thushara Edirisinghe Markose Bristow Manjusha Kanwar 5–15, 17–15, 10–15 Bronze 2006 Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium,Colombo, Sri Lanka Thushara Edirisinghe Thomas Kurian Aparna Balan 12–21, 9–21 Bronze 2010 Wooden-Floor Gymnasium,Dhaka, Bangladesh Niluka Karunaratne Sanave Thomas Aparna Balan 14–21, 13–21 Bronze
BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 7 runners-up) Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2002 Bangladesh Satellite Alina Begum 11–2, 11–1 Winner 2005 Nepal Satellite Thilini Jayasinghe 11–5, 11–9 Winner 2007 Iran Fajr International Ana Moura 16–21, 21–15, 18–21 Runner-up
Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Iran Fajr International Thilini Jayasinghe Negin Amiripour Sahar Zamanian 20–22, 21–13, 12–21 Runner-up 2007 Syria International Thilini Jayasinghe Sabereh Kabiri Sahar Zamanian 21–13, 21–18 Winner 2007 Jordan Satellite Thilini Jayasinghe Sabereh Kabiri Sahar Zamanian 21–19, 21–17 Winner 2007 Pakistan International Thilini Jayasinghe Jwala Gutta Shruti Kurien 13–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2008 Iran Fajr International Thilini Jayasinghe Norshahliza Baharum Lim Yin Loo 12–21, 15–21 Runner-up
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2005 Nepal Satellite Thushara Edirisinghe Duminda Jayakody Thilini Jayasinghe 15–13, 15–4 Winner 2007 Jordan Satellite Diluka Karunaratne Anushaka Lakshan Thilini Jayasinghe 21–15, 23–21 Winner 2007 Pakistan International Diluka Karunaratne Valiyaveetil Diju Aparna Balan 11–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2010 Maldives International Udara Nayanajith Kennevic Asuncion Karyn Velez 22–24, 21–17, 13–21 Runner-up 2010 Syria International Lasitha Menaka Emre Vural Özge Bayrak 21–17, 21–19 Winner 2011 Miami International Lasitha Menaka Phillip Chew Paula Lynn Obañana 18–21, 21–17, 10–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament
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